NEWSLETTER MAY 2023
Holidays
School Summer Holidays will commence on Friday 23rdJune at 12.00pm
School will reopen on Wednesday August 30th.
The School Calendar is available on the school website.
School Fees
From the start of the next academic year all copies, workbooks and textbooks will be paid by the school along with other resources such as maths equipment, dictionaries, graded readers etc.
Children from 1st to 6th Class will need to bring a pencil case with appropriate supplies.
Photocopying, arts and crafts, online subscriptions and other administrative costs are not covered by the free book scheme. The combined total for these charges is €75.00 per child capped at a maximum of €150.00 per family.
These fees can be paid in full or installments on the Eolas app from 1st June.
Any parents who have outstanding school fees should pay them on the Eolas app.
School Reports
School Reports will be available on the Eolas app from Friday 9th June.
Sports Day
Sports Day will run on the first fine day in the week of June 12th.
Children should wear their tracksuits, sunscreen and bring an extra bottle of water on these days.
Races will begin at 1.00pm for parents who wish to attend.
Class Teachers 2023/2024
Junior Infants Ms Linehan
Senior Infants Ms Leacy
First Ms Holton
Second Ms Flynn
Third Ms Henebry
Fourth Mr O’Dea
Fifth Mr Leacy/Ms Glynn
Sixth Mr Melia
ASD Ms Jackson / Ms Coyne
School Drop Offs and Collection
Parents are reminded that children should be dropped off and collected from the community centre each day. Only parents of children in the ASD classes are allowed to park in the teachers car park.
There should be no parking on the lane outside the school gates at any time.
Also parents calling to the school should check in at reception and are not allowed to move unaccompanied through the school.
School Tracksuits
Reminder: From the next academic year the school tracksuit is the school uniform.
The tracksuits can be purchased online at www.schoolwearhouse.ie
An optional school sports top and shorts are also available on the site. Delivery wont be available on these items until the end of August.
Go to Primary School.
Click on Coill Dubh NS.
Follow the on screen instructions.
Summer Provision
Summer Provision will take place in the school from Monday 26th June to Friday 7th July.
Parents of eligible children have either been phoned or emailed already.
If you wish your child to take part in this event please contact the school asap to confirm their places.
Junior Infants Induction
The second junior infants induction day is tomorrow Tuesday 30th at 2.00pm to 2.40pm.
The Parents evening is at 7.30pm.
School Tours
Tuesday 20th June: National Sports Campus
Junior and Senior Infants
Leaving school at 9.20 am
Returning for 1.40pm
This tour costs € 28.00
Thursday 8th June : Fort Lucan
1st & 2nd Classes
Leaving school at 9.00am sharp.
Returning for 3.00pm
This tour costs € 28.00
Friday 2nd June: Astropark Tallaght
3rd, 4th Classes
Leaving School at 9.00am sharp
Returning for 4.00pm
This tour costs € 32.00
Tuesday 6th June: Bay Sports Athlone
5th & 6th Classes
Leaving school at 9.15am
Returning for 4.30pm
This tour costs € 50.00
All students should wear their school tracksuit, have a healthy packed lunch, one small treat, bring extra water, wear sunscreen and a hat/light raincoat depending on the weather.
5th and 6th classes should wear their swimsuit under their school tracksuit and bring underwear and a towel.
NO electronics or money should be brought on tours.
NEWSLETTER MARCH 2023
Holidays
Easter holidays will commence on Friday 31st March at 12.00pm and school reopens on Monday 17th April.
School is closed on May 1st and also June 5th for the Bank Holidays.
School closes Friday 23rd June for the Summer Holidays.
Room Swap
During the Easter holidays significant building works will take place in the school.
To improve our ASD class facilities to better meet the needs of the students these classes will be moved to the Jnr/Snr rooms.
The Junior and Senior infants will move to the current ASD classrooms.
We have been assured that all works will be completed during the Easter closure.
Drop off and collection for the ASD classes will now take place at the wanderely wagon gate to the rear of the new extension. Parents of these classes are welcome to use the staff car park for this purpose.
Infant Classes will leave via the main reception door. Parents are welcome to come into the yard to make sure your childs teacher can see you at home time.
School Uniforms
As you know our current school tracksuit will be our only uniform next year.
To address parental concerns about the practicality of white polo shirts and the heat of the tracksuit in warm weather we have added an optional sports top and shorts( selected by the children) which can be worn instead.
These will all be available on www.schoolwearhouse.ie
Swimming
Swimming lessons for 1st/2nd classes will commence on Thursday April 20th for 6 weeks and end on May 25th.
Swimming lessons are a mandatory part of our PE Curriculum. Only children with current doctor’s notes will be excluded from the lessons.
If you have any difficulty in relation to swimming you can contact the principal via the school office to discuss your concerns.
This year lessons cost € 54.00 in total. They should be paid for before the lessons commence on the Eolas app.
New Junior Infants
Induction Day
Junior Infants First Induction Day will take place on Wednesday 26th April from 2.00pm to 2.40pm. This will be a chance for the New Junior Infants to see the school and meet their teacher.
The second induction day will take place on Tuesday 30th May.
Meeting for Parents of New Junior Infants
Parents Meeting will take place on Tuesday 30th May at 7.30pm.
Outstanding Fees
Any parents who have outstanding fees for music, swimming or school should pay them on the Eolas app as soon as possible.
Staff Training
School will close at 12.00pm on Friday 28th April due to staff training.
School Tours
This year the Junior and Senior Infants tour will be going to the National Sports Campus, 1st & 2nd classes will be going to Fort Lucan while the 3rd, 4th classes will be going to Astropark in Tallaght and 5th and 6th classes will be going to Bay Sports Athlone
Tuesday 20th June: Sports Campus
Jnr & Snr Infants
Leaving School at 9.20 Sharp
Returning for 1.45 approx
This tour costs € 28.00
Thursday 8th June: Fort Lucan
1st & 2nd Classes
Leaving school at 9.00am sharp.
Returning for 3.00pm
This tour costs € 28.00
Friday 2nd June: Astropark Tallaght
3rd, 4th Classes
Leaving School at 9.00am sharp
Returning for 3.00pm
This tour costs € 32.00
Tuesday 6th June : Bay Sports Athlone
5th & 6th Classes.
Leaving school at 9.15am sharp
Returning at approx. 4.00pm
This tour costs €50.00
Students should wear swimwear under their tracksuit.
All students should wear their school tracksuit, have a healthy packed lunch, bring extra water, wear sunscreen and a hat/light raincoat depending on the weather.
NO electronics or money should be brought on tours.
All tours can be paid on the Eolas App or at the school office if you are having difficulties online.
NEWSLETTER FEBRUARY 2023
Uniform Survey
The vast majority of parents voted for tracksuit only in our recent survey. Sample groups of children picked the same option.
68% of respondents voted to retain the current tracksuit while 26% of parents would like a new style tracksuit.
The reasons given on the survey were for darker and easier to wash materials.
As a result of these comments we will have tracksuits only for our school uniform from September 2023.
As there was a fairly high response for new tracksuits we will display the most cost effective options we found available in reception from Monday 6th March.
We would ask parents to come in at any stage during that week to check samples and choose their preferred option. (This will include our current tracksuit.)
If parents vote for a change, we will implement their choice and allow the students vote on tracksuit colours.
All options are available for online purchases.
Battle of the Books
The Battle of the Books is now in full swing with almost 100 children taking part in this reading for fun initiative.
The Battle Quiz party will take place on Thursday 16th March.
Children can dress as their favourite character from the books they read for this event.
Coaching
GAA football coaching will commence from Thursday March 9th for Juniors to 2nd class.
3rd to 6th classes will start their sessions on Thursday 20th April.
Hurling coaching will commence on Tuesday 7th March for 4th, 5th and 6th classes.
School Closures
The school will be closed on Friday March 17th for St Patrick’s Day.
The school will close for Easter Holidays on Friday 31st March at 12.00 noon, reopening Monday 17th April.
Half Day School Closures
The school will be closed at 12.00pm on the following days for mandatory staff training for the implementation of the new primary language curriculum.
Thursday 16th March
Friday 28th April.
Confirmation takes place on Saturday March 25th at 10.30am and First Penance will take place the last week of March.
First Communion is on Sunday 14th May at 10.00am.
Further details can be obtained from the Parish office on 045-860281.
Swimming
School swimming lessons for 3rd/4th classes will commence on Monday 27th February and will run for six sessions up to March 27th. The extra swimming lesson will be on Tuesday 14th March.
This year lessons cost € 54.00 in total. They should be paid for before the lessons commence on the Eolas app.
1st/2nd classes will commence their swimming lessons on Thursday April 20th for 6 weeks.
Swimming lessons are a mandatory part of our PE Curriculum. Only children with current doctor’s notes will be excluded from the lessons.
If you have any difficulty in relation to swimming you can contact the principal via the school office to discuss your concerns.
Confirmation Retreat
The confirmation retreat for 6th class will take place in St. Anne’s Retreat Centre in Killenard on Thursday March 16th. The cost of this is €30.00.
This needs to be paid for by March 3rd as the retreat centre needs to be paid in advance.
Newsletter January 2023
Parents Teacher Meetings
In person Parent Teacher Meetings will take place from Monday 30th January to Thursday Feb 2nd.
All scheduling for the Parent Teacher Meetings wil take place on the Eolas App. It is important that you have this installed to book your meetings.
Bookings for parents with multiple children is open from Jan 20th and booking for parents with one child in the school is open from tomorrow Jan 21st.
When you log into the Eolas app, click on the scheduler which will give you a list of all available time slots.
A written report of items discussed at the parent teacher meeting will be available on the Eolas App from Friday 3rd February.
Enrolment for 2022/2023
Enrolment forms are available online in the downloads section of the school website www.coilldubhns.ie.
Battle of the Books
We are running the Battle of the Books again this year. We would urge parents to encourage their children to take part in this reading for pleasure initiative which finishes with a quiz and fancy dress party.
Holidays
The school will close for the Bank holiday on February 6th and for Mid Term Break on Thursday 16th and Friday 17th of February.
The school will be closed on Friday March 17th for St Patrick’s Day.
The school will close for Easter Holidays on Friday 31st March at 12.00 noon, reopening Monday 17th April.
Half Day School Closures
The school will be closed at 12.00pm on the following days for mandatory staff training for the implementation of the new primary language curriculum.
Friday 3rd February
Wednesday 15th February
Thursday 16th March
Friday 28th April.
Communion and Confirmation
Confirmation takes place on Saturday March 25th at 10.30am and First Penance will take place the last week of March.
First Communion is on Sunday 14th May at 10.00am.
Further details can be obtained from the Parish office on 045-860281.
Swimming
School swimming lessons for 3rd/4th classes will commence on Monday 20th February and will run for six sessions up to March 27th.
This year lessons cost € 54.00 in total. They should be paid for before the lessons commence.
Swimming lessons are a mandatory part of our PE Curriculum. Only children with current doctor’s notes will be excluded from the lessons.
If you have any difficulty in relation to swimming you can contact the principal via the school office to discuss your concerns.
Free After School Activities
School will be running a program of free after school activities for 6 weeks from Tuesday 7th February from 2.40 to 3.40pm.
1st /2nd class can do sports games and skills development with Ms Leacy.
3rd /4th class can do chess club with Ms Coyne.
5th /6th class can do cooking lessons with Ms Linehan.
Places will be allocated on a first come first serve basis.
Please e mail us at office@coilldubhns.ie if you would like your child/children to take part in any of these programs.
NEWSLETTER 08.09.22
We would like to welcome everyone back to school. We hope you all had a nice summer break.
A special welcome to the new junior infants and the many students who joined us this year.
We have had a good few changes since last year in both our teaching and SNA staff.
Ms Deirdre Flynn will teach 2nd and 3rd classes this year.
Our New SNA’s are Barbara Gillen, Áine Browne and Eoin McDonnell.
We hope they have a positive and happy time with us here in Coill Dubh NS.
Reminder- No Treats
As an extension of our healthy eating policy children should no longer bring in treats on Friday.
GOAL Jersey Day
Jersey Day will take place on Friday 14th of October. Children are encouraged to wear their favourite jersey or sports top. All proceeds will go to the GOAL charity.
Pupil Insurance
The Allianz Pupil Insurance is available to pay on the Eolas app.
There are two options available, school hours or 24 hour cover. Please pay only one option. Only those payments which are made online or in person by Friday 30th September will be processed.
School Calendar
The School Calendar for 2022/2023 is available in the downloads section of the school website www.coilldubhns.ie
P.E tracksuit days for all classes are as follows:
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Ms Linehan- Jnrs |
Mon, Tues & Thurs |
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Ms Henebry – Snrs |
Mon, Wed & Fri |
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Ms Holton – 1st/2nd |
Tues & Thurs |
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Ms Flynn - 2nd/3rd |
Mon & Fri |
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Ms Glynn - 4th |
Tues & Thurs |
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Mr Melia - 5th |
Mon & Fri |
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Mrs Jackson – 6th |
Wed & Thurs |
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Ms Leacy - ASD |
Mon to Fri |
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Ms Coyne - ASD |
Mon to Fri |
Reminder:
All children in Coill Dubh NS are able to avail of two free snacks per day. These can be ordered using the lunch bag app which can be downloaded from the I Store or Google Playstore.
There is an option on the app to order additional lunch items at a cost should you wish to do so.
Music Lessons
All children in 5th and 6th classes will begin keyboard lessons in the coming days.
The cost of these lessons is €30.00 for the year and can be paid for online on the Eolas app.
3rd and 4th classes will begin Ukulele lessons as part of the Music Generation Kildare project. These lessons are heavily subsidised and will also cost € 30.00 which includes the hire of a Ukulele. They can be paid online on the Eolas app.
Junior infants to 2nd class will be undertaking percussion and pre music classes from Music Geration Kildare. Again, this is heavily subsidised and will cost €30.00 for the year.
All classes are expected to begin next week.
After School Ukulele Lessons
The facilitators from Music Generation Kildare have also offered after school Ukulele lessons to accommodate the students who started learning the instrument last year. We haven’t fixed a price for these weekly lessons but we imagine they will cost approximately €3.00 per lesson based on a class of 10 students including instrument hire. Please call or e mail the office at office@coilldubhns.ie if you would like your child to participate in these lessons.
INSTALL THE DATABIZ EOLAS APP
iPhones
Open the App Store on your phone and search for DataBizEolas and then choose the DataBiz Eolas app and click Get to install it on your phone. Please see image below to ensure you install the correct app.
Please accept the requested permissions to allow you to receive notifications.
Alternatively, if you are reading this message on your iPhone, please click the following link to be brought directly to the app:
DataBiz Eolas on the App Store
Android phones
Open the Play Store on your phone and search for DataBiz Eolas and then choose the DataBiz Eolas app and click Install to install it on your phone. Please see image below to ensure you install the correct app.
Please accept the requested permissions to allow you to receive notifications.
Alternatively, if you are reading this message on your android phone, please click the following link to be brought directly to the app:
DataBiz Eolas on the Play Store
LOG INTO THE DATABIZ EOLAS APP FOR THE FIRST TIME
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Login Screen |
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Open the Eolas app once it has successfully installed. The Login Screen will be displayed.
At this point, there are two options:
Option 1 – for users that have previously logged into DataBiz
Apps on the databizsolutions.ie website
- Log in with the email address and password you have previously used (when you made an online payment or scheduled a Parents/Teacher meeting online) to log into DataBiz Apps on the databizsolutions.ie website.
- Once you click Login and the system recognises your email and password, then, as this is your first time logging in from this device you will be sent a verification code via text/SMS which you will need to input before you can continue. Please see Verification Code section below.
Verification Code
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Verification code will be sent to the registered mobile number. |
The code will be sent via SMS (text) message. |
Enter your 6 digit code and click verify Now |
Option 2 - for users that have not previously logged into DataBiz Apps on the databizsolutions.ie website
If you don’t have an email address and password or if the system rejects what you have entered then you will need to click the Sign Up button at the bottom of the Login Screen and you will be presented with the screen to the right.
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Sign-Up Screen |
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- Enter the email address and mobile number that you have provided to the school and click Sign Up.
- If the email address and mobile number matches what the school has on file for you, then:
- You will be sent a verification code via text/SMS which you will need to input before you can continue. Please see Verification Code section below.
- Once the verification code has been successfully inputted you will then receive a message to say that a password has been sent to the email address that you provided.
- Access your email (please check your Junk/Spam mail as well) to get your new password. Copy that password.
- If you haven’t been automatically returned to the
- You will be sent a verification code via text/SMS which you will need to input before you can continue. Please see Verification Code section below.
Login Screen, do so now by clicking on the Sign In button on the bottom of the Sign-Up Screen and enter your email address and the password that you have been issued and click Login and the system will log you in.
If the email address and mobile number doesn’t match what the school has on file for you then you will need to contact the school to get it updated.
Verification Code
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Verification code will be sent to the registered mobile number. |
The code will be sent via SMS (text) message. |
Enter your 6 digit code and click verify Now |
Once you have installed the app sucessfully you will find the word/pdf in the forms section of this website on how to use the app.
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Newsletter April 2022 |
Holidays
Easter holidays will commence on Friday 8th April and school reopens on Monday 25th April.
School is closed on May 2nd and also June 3rd and 6th for the Bank Holidays.
School closes Friday 24th June for the Summer Holidays.
Outstanding Fees
Any parents who have outstanding fees for music, swimming or school should pay them online at www.databizsolutions.ie as soon as possible.
Microsoft Dreamspace Tour
4th and 5th Classes are going to the Microsoft Head office on Tuesday 17th May. Leaving the school at 12.00pm and returning at 4.30pm. The cost of this tour is €10.00.
All tours can be paid online at www.databizsolutions.ie or at the school office if you are having difficulties online.
Student Absences
In a typical year in our school an average of 7 children miss more than 20 days.
Unsurprisingly this year the figure is already more than 10 times higher than this. Regardless of the reasons, absences of more than 20 days still need to be reported to Tusla.
Recently we e-mailed a large number of parents requesting notes to cover these absences. We are aware that in many cases notes had been sent via seesaw, e mail and hard copy. For various reasons not all of these reach the office.
Given the amount of information required, the easiest way to get our records up to date and accurate was to re-request this information from parents.
We are sorry for any inconvenience caused but felt it necessary as Tusla take a negative view of unexplained absences.
To avoid this situation recurring we ask you to e mail reasons for absences directly to office@coilldubhns.ie
After Easter we will launch a new app that will allow you to input this information directly.
School Uniforms
We ask that children wear their uniforms or tracksuits to school on the correct days.
Also children should wear white polo shirts not jerseys etc on their PE days.
Open Night
Covid 19 has had major impacts on all our lives.
Due to restrictions on visitors to the school many parents have not seen the inside of the building for more than two years.
Many changes such as the new extension, new library and sensory garden have taken place during this time.
On Wednesday 25th May we will hold an open night from 6.30 to 8.00pm.
We hope you and your family can come along and see all the things we have been getting up to during the past two years.
New Junior Infants
Induction Day
Junior Infants First Induction Day will take place on Wednesday 27th April from 2.00pm to 2.40pm. This will be a chance for the New Junior Infants to see the school and meet their teacher.
Meeting for Parents of New Junior Infants
Parents Meeting will takes place on Wednesday 25th May at 7.30pm during the Open Night.
School Tours
This year the Junior and Senior Infants tour will be going to Dublin Zoo, 1st & 2nd classes will be going to National Sports Campus while the 3rd, 4th classes will be going to Tayto Park.
Mon 13th: Dublin Zoo – Jnr & Snr Infants
Leaving School at 9.00 Sharp
Returning for 3.00pm
This tour costs € 25.00
Wednesday 22nd June: National Sports Campus
1st & 2nd Classes
Leaving school at 9.00am sharp.
Returning for 3.30pm
This tour costs € 32.00
Wednesday 22nd June: Tayto Park
3rd, 4th Classes
Leaving School at 9.00am sharp
Returning for 3.00pm
This tour costs € 28.00
Thursday 16th/17th June : Baronscourt Estate & Ulster Folk Park
5th & 6th Classes.
This tour costs €75.00
ASD Classes: Tour details will follow.
All students should wear their school tracksuit, have a healthy packed lunch, one small treat, bring extra water, wear sunscreen and a hat/light raincoat depending on the weather.
NO electronics or money should be brought on tours.
All tours can be paid online at www.databizsolutions.ie or at the school office if you are having difficulties online.